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A very happy birthday to Pauline Valentine who turns 100 today. She has subscribed to The Press for 79 years and may be our longest-continuous subscriber. We'd love to hear from you if you know anyone who can beat her record.
It's hard to believe there's just five weeks (2 April) until daylight savings ends and our clocks go back. So we want to know. Would you like more daylight in the evenings? Are you happy returning from work in the dark? Do you like the idea of clocks going back early May - rather than … View moreIt's hard to believe there's just five weeks (2 April) until daylight savings ends and our clocks go back. So we want to know. Would you like more daylight in the evenings? Are you happy returning from work in the dark? Do you like the idea of clocks going back early May - rather than early April? Share your thoughts on whether you love or loathe this idea and make sure you vote in our Daylight Savings poll too.
Bring in any food cans to your local Resene owned ColorShop this weekend and we'll swap your food can for a Resene testpot!*
Add a splash of colour not only to your life but to that of a disadvantaged Kiwi; all food cans will be donated to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other … View moreBring in any food cans to your local Resene owned ColorShop this weekend and we'll swap your food can for a Resene testpot!*
Add a splash of colour not only to your life but to that of a disadvantaged Kiwi; all food cans will be donated to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks, while you save up to $5.50 on each testpot purchase.
Don't miss out - there is nothing to lose with Hunger for Colour! but you've only got until tomorrow!
*60-80ml testpot
We are excited to be collaborating with iconic artist Dick Frizzell and Cooking 4 Change to find New Zealand’s most deserving charities and community groups! Nominate your most deserving local community group or charity to be in with a chance to win 1 of 3 ‘Freezzell’ fridges, artworked and… View moreWe are excited to be collaborating with iconic artist Dick Frizzell and Cooking 4 Change to find New Zealand’s most deserving charities and community groups! Nominate your most deserving local community group or charity to be in with a chance to win 1 of 3 ‘Freezzell’ fridges, artworked and personalised by Dick Frizzell.
So, you received a great fixed price for building your new home…Yay!
But...then you take a closer look and realise that not everything has been included. OH NO!
Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along to a New Home Builders Info Session with Jennian. From establishing a true building … View moreSo, you received a great fixed price for building your new home…Yay!
But...then you take a closer look and realise that not everything has been included. OH NO!
Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along to a New Home Builders Info Session with Jennian. From establishing a true building budget...to constructive advice on building sustainably...it’s all covered in the New Home Builders Info Sessions being held by your local Jennian Homes team. Find out more.
Neighbourly has always been a popular place for neighbours to buy, sell and give away preloved school uniforms. In fact, it's prompted us to question whether a school uniform swap/sell section would be of interest to our members. If you have school uniform wearers in your family, we want to … View moreNeighbourly has always been a popular place for neighbours to buy, sell and give away preloved school uniforms. In fact, it's prompted us to question whether a school uniform swap/sell section would be of interest to our members. If you have school uniform wearers in your family, we want to know: do you think they're a good idea? How do you feel about the price of school uniforms? Would a swap or sell section for school uniforms on Neighbourly be useful to you? Share your thoughts below!
Afternoon Metro customers we are happy to report that the 145 Westmorland - Eastgate route has been able to return to its normal route as roads have reopened. The Blue Line is still affected by road closures and all trips will continue to end at Princess Margaret Hospital until further notice.
… View moreAfternoon Metro customers we are happy to report that the 145 Westmorland - Eastgate route has been able to return to its normal route as roads have reopened. The Blue Line is still affected by road closures and all trips will continue to end at Princess Margaret Hospital until further notice.
Our Real Time Information systems are also back up and running however the network remains fragile and if we do loose them again over the weekend please refer to the timetables for when your bus or ferry will arrive.
Metro would like to thank our customers for your patience over the last few days and hopes all customers remain safe over the weekend.
Our situation with our Real Time Information disruptions and detours on the Blue Line and 145 Eastgate - Westmorland remain the same this afternoon. We are not expecting any change to those detours overnight unless emergency authorities lift road closures. Detailed information is below. We thank … View moreOur situation with our Real Time Information disruptions and detours on the Blue Line and 145 Eastgate - Westmorland remain the same this afternoon. We are not expecting any change to those detours overnight unless emergency authorities lift road closures. Detailed information is below. We thank all our customers for your patience and understanding during this time.
Our Real Time Information systems continue to be affected by the fire and a number of buses are unable to be tracked. This means some buses will not show in our "next bus" online tools and most bus finders displaying the ETA's of buses on street will not work. It is likely that our systems will be affected for a number of days and we ask that if your bus does not appear on "next bus" tools that you use the bus timetables instead. Metro thank all fire fighters for their hard work and dedication to keeping our communities safe.
As of Thursday 16 February two bus services are affected by the fire, they are;
- Blue Line - all trips will end at Princess Margaret Hospital, no trips will travel to Cashmere Hill
- 145 Westmorland - Eastgate - all trips will end and start their trips on Rose St until further notice.
Our Real Time Information systems continue to be affected by the fire and a number of buses are unable to be tracked. This means some buses will not show in our "next bus" online tools and most bus finders displaying the ETA's of buses on street will not work. It is likely that … View more Our Real Time Information systems continue to be affected by the fire and a number of buses are unable to be tracked. This means some buses will not show in our "next bus" online tools and most bus finders displaying the ETA's of buses on street will not work. It is likely that our systems will be affected for a number of days and we ask that if your bus does not appear on "next bus" tools that you use the bus timetables instead. Metro thank all fire fighters for their hard work and dedication to keeping our communities safe.
This month we are launching the I Heart My Hood Project. This is your chance to celebrate your hood by sharing stories, photos or video. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits or videos of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you … View moreThis month we are launching the I Heart My Hood Project. This is your chance to celebrate your hood by sharing stories, photos or video. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits or videos of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you personify your community or ‘hood’. This year we’re doing it a little differently. To help focus (excuse the photography pun) we’ve chosen three themes.
1 – I Heart the History of My Hood
Everywhere we live has history, and stories. Do you know your hood’s history? Or maybe you know someone who has lived in the community for what seems like a million years, and know the place like that back of their hand. Was your hood the birth place of the women’s vote, or maybe site of the biggest lamington ever made way back in 53′ ….(Yes I know, random, but honestly we’re interesting in anything and everything)… By the way – this is also an awesome way to get our older ‘story tellers’ involved.
2 – I Heart Diversity in my Hood
New Zealand really has become a melting pot and that brings with it the rainbow of diversity of all kinds. Maybe you have the ‘united nations’ living on one street, maybe your neighbourhood pot luck dinners are better and more interesting than an international food fair could every dream of! We want to see and hear about it.
3 – I Heart My Healthy Hood
With our clean green image, amazing fresh foods, picture perfect outdoor environment, we know there are neighbourhoods out there that personify ‘health’. Is your neighbourhood or neighbour one of them? It could be through a neighbourhood walking group, or a ‘from garden to plate thanks to the shared neighbourhood community garden’ kind of thing. It might be a neighbourhood that has committed to getting the kids off screens and outside, or maybe its a whole street of cross fit power vegans ….. probably not … but you never know. What ever it is, we want to see and hear about it.
To enter go to our website and ‘share your story’
So get snapping and chatting. We have more information on I Heart My Hood available on facebook and on our website.
Here is a link to our first posting - I heart my healthy hood by Heather of Glen Eden. neighboursday.org.nz...
Kaiapoi had the once in a lifetime chance to host a simulated train crash for emergency services training on Monday night. NZ Fire Service, St John and KiwiRail workers were on site for the training. It was as real as you could get and drew in a crowd of onlookers.
Check out the full story at: … View moreKaiapoi had the once in a lifetime chance to host a simulated train crash for emergency services training on Monday night. NZ Fire Service, St John and KiwiRail workers were on site for the training. It was as real as you could get and drew in a crowd of onlookers.
Check out the full story at: www.stuff.co.nz...
South Islanders will get their first opportunity to attend an ACC New Zealand Paralympics New Zealand Open Day, when the series comes to Cowles Stadium, Christchurch on Saturday (10am to 3pm).
Come along and meet five of NZ’s Rio 2016 Paralympians at the event. Triple Paralympian, Para sailor … View moreSouth Islanders will get their first opportunity to attend an ACC New Zealand Paralympics New Zealand Open Day, when the series comes to Cowles Stadium, Christchurch on Saturday (10am to 3pm).
Come along and meet five of NZ’s Rio 2016 Paralympians at the event. Triple Paralympian, Para sailor Andrew May (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Rio 2016) will return for the event in his home town and will be joined by double bronze medallist, 17-year-old sprint sensation William Stedman and Rio 2016 debutant, javelin thrower Caitlin Dore. This Cantabrian trio will be accompanied by Rio 2016 silver and bronze medallists, tandem Para cycling pairing of Emma Foy from Dargaville and Laura Thompson from the Catlins.
The Open Days have been developed and jointly staged with our major partner ACC. The Open Days are designed to increase interest and participation in community sport activities run by Parafeds, National Sports Organisations and disability sport organisations. It also gives us the opportunity to spot talent that could move into a pathway focussed on developing future Paralympians
Dear neighbours
We have been trialling a new way of sharing stories published by The Press to our Neighbourly followers. Amongst these stories was an article about several students funding their studies with the support of "sugar daddies".
Thank you to those who pointed out it was not … View moreDear neighbours
We have been trialling a new way of sharing stories published by The Press to our Neighbourly followers. Amongst these stories was an article about several students funding their studies with the support of "sugar daddies".
Thank you to those who pointed out it was not appropriate content for this community forum. We agree and are in the process of removing it.
Add a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*
Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. … View moreAdd a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*
Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. When you donate a can of food you'll save up to $5.50 on your testpot purchase while also helping provide disadvantaged Kiwis with food parcels when they need them most.
So start gathering up those cans and bring them into your local Resene owned ColorShop today!
*60-80ml testpot
The Night Noodle Markets are back! Do you plan to go? Or perhaps you have already been and tried some of the Asian street food on sale? Let us know how you found it. Did you have any problem with queues? Did you like the food? Will you go back?
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